 Welcome to all hands update. Here's what's happening around your Navy today. USS Blue Ridge departed Yacowska, Japan to patrol the 7th Fleet Area of Operations. The crew will continue to solidify regional relationships through community service events and theater security engagements during their patrol. Families throughout Naval District Washington will have access to a new Department of Defense website called militarychildcare.com beginning March 15th. The website is designed to simplify and improve the process of requesting military childcare and will provide a single online gateway for families to access military child care options worldwide across all services. USS Russell and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy partnered with an Iraqi Navy Swiftboat to complete a monthly bilateral exercise in the Arabian Gulf. They worked together on tactics and synchronizing weapon systems to strengthen unicohesion. You can read more about what's happening around your Navy at Navy.mil.